Varanasi Travel Guide
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Fodor's Essential India
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A visit to Varanasi, formerly known as Benaras or Benares, or as Kashi (meaning "resplendent with light"), is an experience unlike any other. This is the epitome of a holy city, inundated with religious pilgrims and sacred cows, yet it is also a city firmly grounded in the commerce and reality of day-to-day existence. A visit here is thrilling but exhausting, and never boring.
Varanasi Hotels
There are two options in Varanasi: you can stay near the water, where most of the lodgings are smaller and right in the midst of the action; or you can...read more
Fodor's Choice
Varanasi Restaurants
Find the best Varanasi restaurants in every price category with our top picks.
Things To Do in Varanasi
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Varanasi
- Save at 3.5-Star Vaibhav: $38 & Up in May Expedia
- Book 3.5-Star Zeeras Fr $34+/Nt Expedia
- Clarks Varanasi on Sale: Book 3 Nts in May Fr $109+/Nt — $109 Expedia
- Small budget: Book Meraden Grand 3 Nts in May Fr $57+/Nt — $57 Expedia
- Varanasi Savings! Book at The Gateway Ganges Varanasi Fr $90+/Nt — $90 Expedia
Varanasi Experiences
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Public cremation is the norm for Hindus throughout India, but the spiritual implications of being cremated in Varanasi make dying here an especially... Read more
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News, Airlines
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Style
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Travel Tips, Family
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